Mathias Tjärnqvist
# Mathias Tjärnqvist

Mathias Erik Tjärnqvist (born April 15, 1979, in Umeå, Sweden) is a former professional ice hockey forward. His older brother, Daniel Tjärnqvist, was a defenceman for Djurgårdens IF. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Malmö Redhawks in the SHL.

## Playing career

Tjärnqvist was drafted by the Dallas Stars with the 96th overall, third round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Tjärnqvist played with HV 71 in the Elitserien along with fellow NHL'ers Manny Malhotra, Jonathan Cheechoo, and Bryan McCabe. On February 12, 2007, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, along with a first round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, for Ladislav Nagy. In 2017 Tjärnqvist officially announced his retirement.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1996–97 | Rögle BK | SWE-2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Rögle BK | SWE-2 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998–99 | Rögle BK | SWE-2 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 50 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 2000–01 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 47 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2001–02 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 38 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2003–04 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 60 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HV 71 | SWE | 46 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 34 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 78 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Rögle BK | SWE | 40 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 43 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| SWE totals | SWE totals | SWE totals | 288 | 72 | 61 | 132 | 167 | 63 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 46 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 173 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Junior int'l totals | Junior int'l totals | Junior int'l totals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Senior int'l totals | Senior int'l totals | Senior int'l totals | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
